One Went To School, One

I'm Just Glad To Get Any Role... The Fact That They're All 90 Is Neither Here Nor There! Actually, It Was Hook That Started It. I Think It Was Peggy Ashcroft Who Couldn't Do The Part And Somebody Was Asked How Old Was I And Would I Be Able To Do The Part, And The Person Replied "92" Very Quickly. And So I've Been Stuck Ever Since! But I'm Actually Very Grateful.

Sort Of What You Do In Drama School When Asked To Play Something Way Out Of Your Reach. Anyway, We Used To Laugh A Lot About That. I Used To Say I'm Not Going To Act Old, Penelope. I'll Just Be Myself.

I Had No Idea That That Was Around In The Family Anywhere. Maybe It Never Was. But - So They Broke The Way For Me, If You Know What I Mean. I Have No Idea Where I Got The Idea From To Do What I Do. But I Think They - Ian And Alistair, My Brothers Kind Of Opened A Lot Of Doors For Me Onto The World - You Know, Made It Seem To Be A Very, Very Interesting Place.

I Like The Ephemeral Thing About Theatre, Every Performance Is Like A Ghost - It's There And Then It's Gone.

I'm Not My Mother. And So I'm Not Raising My Kids In The Same Way. I Don't Respond In The Same Way. We Don't Spend Our Days In The Same Way Because I Don't Necessarily Enjoy The Same Things She Likes To Do.